In the Majors, Baltimore won its third straight, 5-1 over the White Sox to open up an 8 and a half game lead over the Yankees, who lost to Houston 7-4 and by 9 over the Blue Jays who lost to Milwaukee 6-1. The Jays have lost 6 of their past 7 games……The Red Sox lost to the Angels 4-3 as Kole Calhoun robbed Brock Holt of a three run homer with a leaping catch over the right field wall at Fenway.
In New Brunswick Senior baseball, the Saint John Alpines finished up the regular season with a 15-0 loss to the Moncton Mets. The playoffs start next week with the Alpines facing the Mets in the first round.
In the River Valley Oldtimers League, the Home Hardware Kings double up the Molson Merchants 10-5.
Former NHL player Steve Moore’s long-running lawsuit against Todd Bertuzzi and the Vancouver Canucks has ended with the sides agreeing to an out-of-court settlement.
Moore was suing Bertuzzi and the Canucks for $38 million for a 2004 on-ice hit by Bertuzzi that ended Moore’s career. Then a member of the Colorado Avalanche, Moore suffered a concussion and three fractured vertebrae.
Former Montreal Canadien Alex Kovalev is voicing criticism of Habs defenseman P.K. Subban for his style of play as too wide open and his huge new contract.
